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March 3, 2011

Pennsylvania Cuts 40,000 from Low-Income Insurance Program 
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Efforts to slash social spending in the name of budget deficits continue
across the country. In Pennsylvania, more than 40,000 people have been
dropped from a state-subsidized insurance program for the working poor.
Newly elected Republican Gov. Tom Corbett cut the program adult Basic,
citing a $4 billion budget deficit. The New York Times describes the
move as "one of the largest disenrollments in recent memory." Before it
closed, the program had been unable to keep up with massive demand. More
than 505,000 people had been on its waiting list for enrollment.
Meanwhile, in Washington state, Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire has
dropped 17,500 adults from a state-funded program for the working poor.
Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer has proposed eliminating Medicaid
coverage for some 250,000 people.



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